Pachy looked at Lin Yi, who had a blank expression on his face, and without hesitation, agreed to submit to him. There was not a trace of reluctance in his eyes.
Lin Yi had no choice; although their battle lasted only a few minutes, it was clear that the team surrounding them was already closing in. Even the Base Weapon in space was prepped and ready to fire at any moment.
While Lin Yi was confident he could lead his people to safety when danger struck, he did not want to give up on bringing these individuals under his command.
“Hubby, where are we?” Huihui woke up at that moment, rubbing her sleepy eyes as she looked at Pachy, who gazed back at her with affection, feeling somewhat bewildered.
Lin Yi's keen hearing picked up Huihui's childlike voice filled with confusion immediately.
Sensing Lin Yi's attention, Pachy shyly lifted his head and said, “This is my fiancée, Huang Huihui.”
Lin Yi pretended to nod casually. He had seen this woman named Huang Huihui a few times before in Lion City through Pachy's connections. She was a nurse at a hospital and had previously had some conflicts with Pachy. He never expected that the two of them would soon be getting married.
Life was unpredictable; Lin Yi couldn't help but feel a bit sentimental. It hadn't been long since he left, and now these two former "enemies" had become close lovers.
Shaking his head, Lin Yi then called out to the others, “What are your opinions?”
These individuals were all elites; Lin Yi didn't genuinely want to deal with them. The recent violence had been unavoidable. After all, if he couldn't subdue Pachy, the others would certainly not take him seriously.
“I am willing to follow Mr. Lin!”
A young woman, around twenty-four or twenty-five years old, stepped forward with admiration shining in her eyes as she looked at Lin Yi.
Lin Yi rubbed his nose and sighed inwardly. Was his charm really that good? However, he quickly adopted a serious demeanor and said, “Good. You will be my first candidate for reorganizing the team! Now, what about the rest of you? I will give you thirty seconds to consider. If you refuse, I’m sorry!”
At that moment, Lin Yi had no choice but to be ruthless; otherwise, these people might think they had a chance to escape and would not take his words seriously. As soon as he finished speaking, an overwhelming aura surged from Lin Yi, causing everyone around him to flush and struggle to remain standing.
Feeling the overwhelming aura, several members of the Nine Divisions stepped forward and bowed slightly to Lin Yi, indicating their loyalty.
As soon as these individuals took the lead, more followed suit. However, after thirty seconds had passed, there were still a dozen people standing motionless, wearing expressions of defiance. Among them were two experts at the Star Level. The remaining six Ten-Star Masters had already expressed their submission.
Lin Yi couldn't help but chuckle to himself; these individuals were all top-tier fighters, and it was clear that his earlier display was not that of a Zombie. Yet, even strong individuals have their pride; perhaps they were waiting for him to provide them with a way out.
"Very well, I understand that you would rather die than surrender because you believe I must be a Zombie! Now I will prove to you whether you are the foolish ones or if I truly am a Giant Zombie!"
Pachy was holding his beloved wife, constantly comforting her. At that moment, a sudden force bound Pachy, and his wife floated gracefully into the air.
"I won't harm her!"
Lin Yi glanced at Pachy and then suspended Huang Huihui in front of him. At that moment, Huang Huihui looked at Lin Yi with confusion; she knew he meant no harm.
Just then, a flash of light appeared in Lin Yi's hand, followed by a sharp energy spike.
"Ah—" Huang Huihui suddenly screamed, her face paling in fear.
However, everyone had already seen that a wound had appeared on Lin Yi's wrist. A drop of blood the size of a grain of rice flowed out before healing instantly.
Lin Yi held the blood drop in his palm and addressed the crowd: "I will have Huang Huihui consume this drop of blood. If she is a Zombie, she will definitely undergo Corpseification. If not, there will be no problem at all; she might even gain a bit of my power!"
Seeing Lin Yi's actions, Pachy immediately tried to stand up, but Lin Yi would not allow him to rise. Here, Huang Huihui was the only ordinary person; the others were all experts above Star Level. Even if they consumed his blood, it would have no effect!
Just as Huang Huihui was still in shock, Lin Yi had already sent that drop of blood into her body!
The spread of the Zombie Virus is incredibly fast, typically taking only a few minutes to completely infect a person. Everyone's attention was focused on Huang Huihui, who was still in shock.
However, after a minute had passed, the baby-soft-skinned Huang Huihui showed no signs of abnormality. Each of them carried Serum, so even if Huang Huihui had indeed been infected, there was still hope for her.
As the group began to relax, a dark aura suddenly flickered across Huang Huihui's face, resembling a spiderweb that spread across her delicate features!
Huang Huihui began to tremble in pain, but there was an unusual energy emanating from her. It didn't feel like the Zombie Virus was taking over her body; instead, it resembled the frenzied energy that comes with a breakthrough in power.
But soon, this aura dissipated, and Huang Huihui's previously pale face gradually regained its color. In fact, she appeared to have an ethereal beauty about her.
"How is this possible! A Star Level!"
Aside from Lin Yi, it was Pachy who first noticed the change in Huang Huihui's body. He had been closely watching her transformation and couldn't believe that his fiancée had changed from an ordinary person into someone with Star-Level Combat Power right before his eyes! This was simply unbelievable. Even Corpseification would only result in a rotting corpse; how could anyone achieve Star Level combat power in less than two minutes?
Lin Yi finally let out a sigh of relief. He had been more anxious than anyone else; if his guess had been wrong, this delicate beauty would have suffered greatly. Wiping the sweat from his palms, he turned to the others and asked, "Now that you see I'm not a Zombie, you must believe me!"
Lin Yi had always found it strange that the Zombie Virus within him hadn't infected him. Just to be safe, he had infused a trace of his original energy into his blood. However, it seemed that this peculiar Zombie Virus had formed a symbiotic relationship with his blood, preventing the typical high contagion rate of ordinary Zombie Viruses. This symbiosis was continuously transforming his cells, granting him ever-increasing strength!
Now that Huang Huihui had transformed from an ordinary person into someone with Star-Level Combat Power—at least in comparison to regular humans—she might still appear fragile but could easily handle several elite Special Forces members.
Yet suddenly gaining power left Huang Huihui feeling panicked as she glanced between Lin Yi and her husband. Her delicate demeanor truly evoked a sense of pity.
Lin Yi focused his thoughts and retracted all of Pachy's Psychic Power. In an instant, Pachy rushed to Huang Huihui's side, worry etched on his face as he ignored the strange looks from those around them.
Several minutes had passed by now—longer than the previous battle—and everyone finally began to believe Lin Yi. Two Ten-Star Combatants stepped forward first to express their support for him, and naturally, the rest had no objections either!
However, Lin Yi was still dissatisfied with the outcome of this battle. In just a few short minutes of fighting, there were now fewer than fifty people left! If he had known it would turn out this way, Lin Yi would have taken down Pachy in his strongest state right from the start. Just a few minutes ago, he truly had no understanding of his own power!
Although he hadn’t managed to eliminate Deman on this trip, capturing so many strong opponents made it worthwhile for Lin Yi. At that moment, Lin Yi's Psychic Power surged wildly as he prepared to leave.
In the next instant, a strange wave of energy spread outwards, causing the space in front of Lin Yi to ripple as if it were about to be torn apart.
Suddenly, Lin Yi felt an energy approaching rapidly from afar. He vaguely sensed that this energy was rushing towards him at an incredible speed, seemingly breaking through the limits of space and arriving here in an instant from a great distance!
Strangely, Lin Yi noticed that aside from himself, no one else seemed to be aware of this energy fluctuation; they merely stared blankly at him.
At that moment, within the space Lin Yi had been controlling, a shadow suddenly appeared. In the blink of an eye, the shadow finally revealed its true form. When Lin Yi saw the face of this figure, even he gasped in shock!
“Li… Mr. Li!”
Pachy reacted faster than the others; he was the second to notice that someone had suddenly appeared on the scene. This person was none other than Li Xianzong, whom he hadn’t seen in a long time—the President of Lion City and father of Li Qiweng, who had been captured by Deman at United Nations Square!
“Sorry, I just rushed over from Lion City and was in a bit of a hurry,” Li Xianzong said, still dressed in a white robe with his hair neatly combed back, exuding an air of leisure typical of a wealthy man.
“Mr. Li, how did you get here?” Lin Yi's mind was flooded with a series of thoughts, but he didn’t have time to process them. He even struggled to find the right way to address this familiar yet unfamiliar elder before him.
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